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When Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera captured the American League Triple Crown in 2012, it marked the first time in 45 years that any major league hitter had led the league in the three Triple Crown stats – batting average, home runs and RBI.
We may not have to wait that long to see the next to reach the exclusive club. As the calendar rolled over into September and the final month of the season, the Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt was either the leader or among the leaders in all three Triple Crown categories. It’s been 85 years since a National League hitter has captured the Triple Crown, that in 1937 when another Cardinals batter paced the NL in average (.374), HR (31) and RBI (154).